Study shows 60% of Koreans think they're overweight... 10% higher than world average

Article: 60% of Koreans believe "they're overweight"... 10% higher than world average

Source: Yonhap News via Naver

1. [+1,980, -50] Because people consider celebrity weights the standard and comparatively think they're overweight

2. [+1,694, -77] And yet the average Korean weighs less than the world average

3. [+1,502, -57] Seriously only see stick skinny people around nowadays...

4. [+1,425, -31] I think people think they're overweight because celebrities are so thin nowadays

5. [+170, -5] All female celebrities have 45 kg written on their profiles so males think that any woman whose weight starts with a 5 is overweight. And Koreans are obsessed with what others think of them and being beautiful has a huge impact on getting employment so no wonder Koreans are obsessed with their weight.

6. [+148, -3] Koreans aren't overweight overall but they are overweight in certain parts of their body

7. [+127, -10] Any celebrity who has 4x kg written on their profile is obviously lying but women are obsessed with that 4 number ㅋㅋ For someone 165 cm tall to be 45 kg means they are nothing but bones... Women have fat on their breasts so it's usually unlikely that any woman with a bit of height to them can healthily weigh in at 4x kg.

8. [+118, -3] Obsessed with beauty, that's what it is... celebrities are all underweight but people idolize them for being thin. You start being called chubby and shamed the minute you hit that 50 kg mark...

9. [+93, -3] I wish Korean dramas would be like American dramas and cast some realistic looking people... Korean dramas are full of nothing but thin and beautiful people..

10. [+89, -5] Koreans are obsessed with looking beautiful on the outside that they don't realize they might actually be fatty or overweight on the inside.

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